tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34187130863343254322024-03-13T12:06:23.471-07:00Keith's Astro Pagekeith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-76374356323161490422015-02-22T06:36:00.001-08:002015-02-22T06:36:19.282-08:00Here is Jupiter taken with my 8" SCT (at f10) and my new ZWO ASI 120 planetary camera. Shot 60 secs at 48 FPS (2809 frames in total) and stacked the best 560 frames so about 20% accepted and 80% rejected.<br />
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<br />keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-22268054731629562622014-06-15T08:57:00.000-07:002014-06-15T08:57:13.026-07:00Saturn June 2014<br />
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Well here we go second go with the new camera and much improvement<br />
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This one shot at 30fps and a stack of 700 from 1400 frames. This one has come out very nice indeed, well happy with it!<br />
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<br />keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-11100572736071272162014-06-15T08:53:00.001-07:002014-06-15T08:53:57.181-07:00Mars May 2014<br />
Well got myself an 8" SCT (Meade) and a ZWO ASI 120 colour planetary camera.<br />
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This was my very first go and while it does leave a lot to be desired I am still happy with it considering it was my very first go with this new camera.<br />
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Shot at 60 fps this is a stack of 800 frames out of 1400<br />
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<br />keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-81615425016745937882012-09-14T01:11:00.002-07:002012-09-14T10:25:27.366-07:00First guiding attempt with PHDHere is my first attempt at guiding with a QHY5 camera and PHD.<br />
Taken 13 September 2012 this is a SINGLE, 20 minutes exposure of the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), taken with the QHY8L ccd with my William Optics Megrez 102 on a NEQ6 mount.<br />
Perfectly round stars right into the corners. Some people have reported that they were having problems with PHD, I don't know why, it is a really simple to use program and very effective.<br />
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keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-46328290562279769992012-08-19T05:07:00.002-07:002012-08-19T05:09:25.215-07:00Sun taken Sunday 19 August 2012<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20.22222328186035px;">Hi all. Here is my sun from today Sunday 19 Aug taken around 10am</span><br />
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keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-36795778264754883092012-06-05T05:48:00.000-07:002012-06-05T05:48:14.533-07:00QHY8L First Light<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my first attempt with my new QHY8L ccd camera. I am very impressed with this camera.</div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"> <div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Well the moon did cause a little bit of a problem last night but I think the Baader Neodymium filter helped a lot here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="031061510-05062012"></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Right technical details</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">F<span class="031061510-05062012">ocused using one of my Bahtinov masks (deh........ of course)</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">20x 120s Lights</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">10x Darks</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0x Bias</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0x Flats</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">QHY8L OSC cooled to -15C</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Williams Optics Megrez 102 at f7</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">EQ6 Pro mount unguided</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">4 June 2012</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"></span></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YmMG8gsJOjQ/T84ABrbmfbI/AAAAAAAAARk/Ay5wd3_RUfo/s1600/M81STACK04A2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YmMG8gsJOjQ/T84ABrbmfbI/AAAAAAAAARk/Ay5wd3_RUfo/s320/M81STACK04A2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I needed to sell it to raise a bit of capital to replace my ancient and very nearly dead central heating system.<br />
I had hoped it would last out until the spring, but remembering how cold it got last winter, I just can't take that chance. I have only had it 18 months and have obtained some really good photos of Jupiter and Saturn, but I also want to concentrate with my APO refractors and my newly acquired Atik mono 16 IC-S ccd and what with the limited seeing we've had lately the planets offer a too easy target over DSOs.<br />
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So it's goodbye C9.25!keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-52497541751984255872011-11-26T05:18:00.000-08:002011-11-26T05:18:42.946-08:00Jupiter again againFinally managed to image Jupiter with the GRS in full view. There seems to be 3 white spots or storms following behind the GRS in the SEB.<br />
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Also I focused on a bright near by star using a Bahtinov mask first. The attached photo is a stack of 172 frames out of 1700. I decided that I was setting the quality levels too low before. There is some nice detail here. Taken using the C925 Optic Star PL-131C webcam (at 1280x1024 pixels) and x2 Barlow. I was so happy with what I was seeing I thought I would try pushing the magnification. When you start to use more powerful Barlow like x3 and x4 (what I was hoping to use last night) you need to refocus but finding Jupiter again and getting it centred on the chip wasn't easy so I came up with a little trick. It may sound complicated and long winded but believe me it is taking far longer typing it out than it does to do.<br />
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Right with your x2 Barlow still in place slew scope back to nearby bright star and centre. Take out x2 and put in x3. Focus and recenter. Take out x3 and put in x4 focus and recenter. You webcam is now in focus with a x4 Barlow. Take out x4 put in x2 and slew to Jupiter. You will have a very large bright ring (turn up the brightness first in your webcam control software) and recenter. DO NOT touch the focus. Take out x2 and put in x3 and recenter, Jupiter will still be a large bright ring. Take out x3 and put in x4 and recenter. You will now have a centred and focused Jupiter just adjust your webcams exposure settings and start imaging.<br />
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Anyway, that's what I did last because I was impressed with the quality I could see while webcam imaging with the x2 Barlow. Only problem is after about 100 frames of Jupiter with the x4 Barlow in place Jupiter went out like a light bulb being switched off! Oh Nooooo! What's gone wrong??? Has my dew shield slipped and is covering the front of the scope? No!!! Has a cable been pulled out or has the mount slipped? No!!!<br />
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BLOODY CLOUDS!!!! The rotten SODS!!! Just when I had everything perfect for a good high mag imaging run!!!!<br />
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Jupiter, 25/10/2011<br />
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Celestron C925, NEQ6, Optic Star PL-131C with Tele Vue x2 Barlow<br />
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172 frames of 1700 SharpCap, Registax and tweaking in CS4keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-62638175288897396102011-10-25T07:50:00.000-07:002011-10-25T07:50:31.401-07:00JupiterJupiter taken on a very windy night. Happy that I am at last starting to capture some detail instead of just coloured bands.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WO ED102</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canon 450D modded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">EQ6 non guided</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bubble 15 x 180 seconds ISO800 8 darks</div>keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-11737745327714815992011-09-30T06:17:00.000-07:002011-09-30T06:17:42.486-07:00Double ClusterThe Double Cluster in Perseus. I don't normally go for open clusters but this one is special.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canon EOS 450D astro modded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">William Optics Megrez 102 with field flattener</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30x 180 seconds @ ISO 800</div>keith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-12551337525611531972011-09-05T03:09:00.000-07:002011-09-05T03:10:50.109-07:00M101 and SN2011feHi all. Well last night was clear so I had another go at M101. I have managed to capture the supernova brilliantly. OMG! It is huge and very bright! I didn't even need to compare an earlier photo (I did to be certain) it is so obvious where it is! <br />
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William Optics Megrez 102<br />
Type IV Field Flattener<br />
Canon 450D astro modified<br />
EQ6 Pro unguided<br />
42 x 180 seconds at ISO 800 (actually shot 50 but cloud ruined the last 8)<br />
12 Darks<br />
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William Optics Megrez @f5.6<br />
Canon EOS 450D Astro Modded<br />
30 x 180 seconds @ ISO800<br />
EQ6 Pro unguided<br />
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WO ED102<br />
EQ6 Pro (unguided)<br />
Canon 450D astro modded<br />
30 x 120 seconds @ ISO 800<br />
8 Dark frames<br />
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Keithkeith_morris member of the Breckland Astronomical Society.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16102918668723075263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418713086334325432.post-47969656006981914792011-06-28T11:10:00.000-07:002011-06-28T11:10:09.973-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XGT-EIhIbLk/TgoYZazQz2I/AAAAAAAAAP0/HHgKXksbqxk/s1600/m27_26062011_01c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XGT-EIhIbLk/TgoYZazQz2I/AAAAAAAAAP0/HHgKXksbqxk/s320/m27_26062011_01c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hi Gang</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here's my got at M27 from Sunday night</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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EQ6 Pro unguided<br />
William Optics ED102<br />
Type IV Flattener<br />
Canon EOS 450D Astro Modded<br />
40x 180 seconds Lights<br />
8x 180 seconds Darks<br />
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